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Judges 6:29

“Who did this?” they said to one another. And after they had investigated thoroughly, they were told, “Gideon son of Joash did it.”
Judges 6:29
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵ֔הוּ מִ֥י עָשָׂ֖ה הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה וַֽיִּדְרְשׁוּ֙ וַיְבַקְשׁ֔וּ וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ גִּדְעוֹן֙ בֶּן־יוֹאָ֔שׁ עָשָׂ֖ה הַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּֽה׃

  1. וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.Ru“and they said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. אִ֣ישׁ'ish“each”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “anyone” · Strong's H0376I
  3. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  4. רֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.hu“neighbor his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רֵעַ · “neighbor” · Strong's H7453
  5. מִ֥יmi“who?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מִי · “who?” · Strong's H4310
  6. עָשָׂ֖ה'a.Sah“has he done”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  7. הַדָּבָ֣רha.da.Var“the thing”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּבָר · “thing” · Strong's H1697I
  8. הַזֶּ֑הha.Zeh“<the> this”
    Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  9. וַֽיִּדְרְשׁוּ֙vai.yid.re.Shu“and they investigated”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from דָּרַשׁ · “to seek” · Strong's H1875
  10. וַיְבַקְשׁ֔וּvay.vak.Shu“and they searched”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from בָּקַשׁ · “to seek” · Strong's H1245
  11. וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.Ru“and they said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  12. גִּדְעוֹן֙gid.'On“Gideon”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from גִּדְעוֹן · “Gideon” · Strong's H1439
  13. בֶּן־ben-“[the] son of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  14. יוֹאָ֔שׁyo.'Ash“Joash”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יוֹאָשׁ · “Joash” · Strong's H3101G
  15. עָשָׂ֖ה'a.Sah“he has done”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  16. הַדָּבָ֥רha.da.Var“the thing”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּבָר · “thing” · Strong's H1697I
  17. הַזֶּֽה׃ha.Zeh“<the> this”
    Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)